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Course Description Course Name : Theories of Art and Aesthetics Course Code : TİK 442 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. BİRNUR ERALDEMİR Learning Outcomes of the Course : Is able to use the basic terms such as art, beautiful, and aesthetics for the necessary academic activities. Is able to interpret the basic thesis of theorists that had an impact on the art of 20th century. Is able to analyse functions of aesthetic judgment, its aims and necessity in terms of the place of art in life. Is able to make a concrete analysis of the conceptual and philosophical aspects of aesthetics. Is able to analyse functions of aesthetic judgment, its aims and necessity in terms of the place of art in life. Is able to associate and interpret the interaction between the work of art and aesthetic theories. Is able to make analyzing connections between the basic fields of theatre, cinema and visual arts in theoretical and practical sense. Is able to interpret the meaning of art, its source, origin and value through its historical and societal connections. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of the course is to help students study on the theoretical approaches that will contribute to the understanding of contemporary art related to the holistic development of history of art and discuss the relationships between the different fields of art in the same theoretical framework. Course Contents : Theories of art and approaches to aesthetic from ancient times until the present day and beyond the modern. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Definition of the Course, Course Objectives, Course Content and Discussion on Course Curriculum, questions related to the participation to the course Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 2 What is art? What is aesthetic judgment? Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 3 What is art? What is aesthetic judgment? Discussions on these questions with examples. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 4 The links between the aesthetic and philosophical approaches and the production of the artwork. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 5 Discussions with examples on the links between the aesthetic and philosophical approaches and the production of the artwork. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 6 Introduction to the history of aesthetics. the aesthetic conceptions in ancient times, Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 7 Discussions with examples on understandings of aesthetic In ancient times. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 8 Plato´s and Aristotle´s ideas about art and aesthetics and their comparison. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 9 Discussions with examples on Plato´s and Aristotle´s ideas about art and aesthetics and their comparison. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 10 Determination of the foundations of ancient and medieval aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 11 Discussion with examples on the determination of the foundations of ancient and medieval aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 12 The comparison between Archaic Age and the Middle Ages aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 13 Discussions with examples on the comparison between Archaic Age and the Middle Ages aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 14 Mid-term exam 15 Period analysis and general revision Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 16 Period analysis and general revision Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 17 Social History and Aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 18 Discussion with examples on Social History and Aesthetics Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 19 Aesthetics of the Renaissance. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 20 Discussion with examples on Renaissance aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 21 Comparison of Medieval and Renaissance aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 22 Discussions with examples on comparison of Medieval and Renaissance aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 23 Aesthetic from Enlightenment to 21th century Reading the source,, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 24 Discussions with examples on Aesthetic from Enlightenment to 21th century Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 25 Modernism and Aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 26 Discussion with examples on Aesthetic Modernism Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 27 Mid-term exam Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 28 Discussions with examples on the periodic effects on transformation of the concept of aesthetic. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 29 Postmodernism and Aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 30 Discussions with examples on Postmodernism and Aesthetics. Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 31 Preparation for Final Exam Reading the source, Research Small Group Discussion - Lecture - Discussion - Brainstorming 32/33/34 Fina lExam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s) Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 100     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 With the help of techniques and methods of acting, this programme teaches the ways of expressing the emotions and thoughts of the character to play on stage. 0 2 Students comprehensively search for the national and international theatre literature, techniques and methods, synthesize the knowledge they acquired considering the requirements of the age and gain a critical point of view. 3 3 Taking the art of Theatre-Acting into consideration, students comprehend the improvement and transformation period of the art from past to the future, and adapt it according to the requirements of the age. 3 4 The Art of Theatre-Acting is supported with methods, theories, history, the techniques of using voice and body, behavioral psychology, and aesthetics and art theories. This programme helps undergraduates to comprehend the concept of art and have the knowledge sufficient to transfer to the future with the past. 5 5 This programme teaches the ways of gaining the ability of using Turkish correctly and efficiently. 0 6 Having sufficient information on stage technology, students comprehend how to express the artistic expression images of the play. 1 7 Considering the art of Theatre-Acting, students learn a social and aesthetic point of view and can apply this on performing arts, radio, television and cinema. 4 8 Students gain the ability to evaluate universal values with the knowledge acquired in their own field of study. 5 9 This programme provides with the ways of finding the necessary documents, tools, resources, and the archive related to the art of theater - acting. 2 10 Improving coordination skills, students know about and analyze their own body, emotions and thoughts and gain the ability to use their natural mechanism as an instrument on the stage. 0 11 Students gain the ability to present information related to the Art of Theatre-Acting to various audiences. 1 12 Students gain awareness of being an artist who is aware of the responsibility to themselves, their own country and to the humanity. 4 13 In addition to acting techniques, this programme teaches the correct ways of using body on stage with movement, dance, body plastic and fencing disciplines. 0 14 This programme teaches the ways of using voice correctly on stage supporting this with the voice and speech techniques, singing, solfege and ear training. 0 15 Students gain communication and social competence skills as a natural part of the art of theater - acting. 2 16 Students gain the habit and awareness of having art ethics and professional discipline together with the professional acting qualifications. 1 17 As an artist, students improve themselves continually, and combine the knowledge and skills appropriate for the rules of professional ethics with the other fields of art and make correlations between them. 4 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 32 2 64     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 32 0 0 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 1 2     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 68 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.72 ECTS Credit: 3